The AHLA Awards Program celebrates individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements, commitment to the mission and values of the Association, and service to the heath law community. The Association is seeking members to serve on its Awards Judging Panels. Serving on a Judging Panel requires a commitment to thoughtfully review, evaluate, and recommend a deserving recipient. Panel members will review and score applications and meet virtually with others on the Panel to discuss the nominations, reach consensus on the recipient selected, and advance their name to the Awards Advisory Group for final approval. Each Judging Panel will be representative of AHLA’s membership to ensure a range of work settings, practice areas, and a variety of voices and perspectives are represented. Members must disclose any potential conflicts of interest and may not serve on a Panel for an award where they have submitted a nomination.
Patricia T. Meador Leadership Award
The Patricia T. Meador Leadership Award, named in honor of Patricia T. Meador, is presented to an AHLA member volunteer who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment and dedication to the education and mentoring activities of the Fraud and Abuse Practice Group and advocated innovative approaches to ensure the highest level of fraud and compliance education. Panelists will need to be available to review submissions in August.
Michael F. Anthony Health Law Scholarship
The Michael F. Anthony Scholarship Fund supports student education by providing student recipients with registration and a stipend to offset or defray the cost of attending AHLA’s Fundamentals of Health Law conference, including travel and/or lodging, and for other purposes consistent with the purpose of the Scholarship Fund. Panelists will need to be available to review submissions in September.
Excellence in Adjunct Teaching Award
The AHLA Excellence in Adjunct Teaching Award recognizes an adjunct professor from a JD, LLM, or ML health related and/or health policy related program who has shown a significant commitment to their students. Panelists will need to be available to review submissions in December.
IDEA Champion Award
The IDEA Champion Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated leadership in and commitment to advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) in AHLA and the health law profession. Panelists will need to be available to review submissions in November.
Student Writing Competition
The Student Writing Competition recognizes a student for their outstanding paper on a health law, health policy, or health compliance issue. Panelists will need to be available to review submissions in February/March.
David J. Greenburg Founders Award
The David J. Greenburg Founders Award, named in honor of David J. Greenburg, is AHLA’s highest and most prestigious award presented by the President to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional qualities of leadership and sustained loyalty and service to AHLA throughout their career. Panelists will need to be available to review submissions in February 2026.